Interpretation of the Marrakesh Treaty Based on the Human Rights Model of Disability

The Marrakesh Treaty is, in essence, a human rights treaty. The interpretation and implementation of the treaty cannot be separate from the view on the persons with disabilities from the perspective of human rights. Based on this view, the interpretation of the treaty should reflect its value of promoting equality, instead of granting privileges to the persons with disabilities. During its implementation, it should be forbidden to aggravate the social alienation of the persons with disabilities by making excessive stipulations. Taking the implementation of the treaty as an opportunity, promoting the transformation of the view on the persons with disabilities from the individual model to the human rights model and facilitating the concept of “building the intangible accessible environment” can maximize the significance of the treaty.